Cherbourg-Octeville monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Cherbourg-Octeville

Cherbourg-Octeville average temperature chart (Celsius) Cherbourg-Octeville average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Cherbourg-Octeville (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 7.6 7.5 9.4 11.3 14.4 17 19.3 19.3 17.9 14.7 11 8.7
°F 45.7 45.5 49 52.3 58 62.6 66.7 66.7 64.1 58.4 51.8 47.7

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Cherbourg-Octeville monthly rainfall chart (mm) Cherbourg-Octeville monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Cherbourg-Octeville (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 101 79 77 57 62 50 47 55 83 101 117 111
inches 4 3.1 3 2.2 2.4 2 1.9 2.2 3.3 4 4.6 4.4
Rainy days 19 15 16 13 13 11 10 11 13 15 18 18

Average annual rainfall in Cherbourg-Octeville: 988.6mm (389.2 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Cherbourg-Octeville

Cherbourg-Octeville average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Cherbourg-Octeville
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 2.3 3.4 4.8 6.6 8 8.5 8.7 8 6.2 4.4 3 2.2

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Cherbourg-Octeville average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Cherbourg-Octeville average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Cherbourg-Octeville (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 3.5 3 4.3 5.4 8.2 10.7 12.8 13 12 9.6 6.5 4.6
Max °C 7.7 7.6 9.6 11.4 14.6 17.2 19.5 19.5 18 14.8 11.1 8.9
Min °F 38.3 37.4 39.7 41.7 46.8 51.2 55 55.3 53.6 49.3 43.7 40.2
Max °F 42.1 41.5 44.4 47.1 52.5 57 61 61.2 59 54 47.8 44.1

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Cherbourg-Octeville average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Cherbourg-Octeville average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Cherbourg-Octeville in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 9.7 8.6 8.6 9.6 11.5 13.9 16 17.2 16.9 15.7 13.6 11.4
°F 49.5 47.5 47.4 49.3 52.7 57 60.7 62.9 62.5 60.2 56.5 52.6

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Cherbourg-Octeville average winspeed by month (km/h) Cherbourg-Octeville average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Cherbourg-Octeville (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 20 19 19 19 17 16 16 16 16 17 19 20
mph 13 12 12 12 11 10 10 10 10 10 12 13

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Cherbourg-Octeville relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Cherbourg-Octeville
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
88% 86% 83% 80% 80% 80% 80% 81% 82% 85% 85% 87%

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Cherbourg-Octeville weather stats

Cherbourg-Octeville weather statistics
Hottest month: August 19.3°C 66.7°F
Driest month: July 47mm 1.9ins
Sunniest month: August 8hrs
Coldest month: February 7.5°C 45.5°F
Wettest month: November 117mm 4.6ins
Warmest sea: August 17.2°C 63°F
Map showing location of Cherbourg-Octeville (49.63984, -1.61636) Cherbourg-Octeville map pin © Google

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